Little Britches: Father and I Were Ranchers - Hardcover

Ralph Moody

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1930900961 ISBN 13: 9781930900967

Publisher: Purple House Press, 2017

Quality reproduction of the 1951 hardcover edition, with pictorial endpapers, dust jacket, and all original b&w illustrations. Printed with the permission of Ralph Moody's estate.
Ralph was eight years old in 1906 when his family moved from New Hampshire to a Colorado ranch. Through his eyes, the pleasures and perils of ranching in the early twentieth century are experienced... auctions and roundups, family picnics, irrigation wars, tornadoes and wind storms all give authentic color to Little Britches. So do wonderfully told adventures, which equip Ralph for the path his life will take.

About the Author:

Ralph Moody (1898 1982) is the author of Come on Seabicuit! as well as the Little Britches series about a boy's life on a Colorado ranch, all available in Bison Books editions.

Review:

...a story of hard luck, of stubborn pride and of altruistic community endeavor. -- Kirkus "1950"

Ralph Moody's books should be read aloud in every family circle in America. -- Sterling North .""

"[Moody] has a splendid talent for bringing the ashes of the past into life."—Chicago Sunday Tribune (Chicago Sunday Tribune)

"This is a gallant book—from the first sentence until the last. It is a true story, written in the first person, written without sentimentality but with extraordinary drama."—Christian Science Monitor (Christian Science Monitor)

"A most appealing book . . . Its genuineness and its simplicity will build up a large audience of enthusiastic readers."—San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco Chronicle)

"You will search long . . . To find a more disarming and refreshing account of family life than Ralph Moody has set down in Little Britches."—Chicago Sunday Tribune (Chicago Sunday Tribune)

"Enthusiastically recommended for young and old."—Library Journal (Library Journal)

"Ralph Moody’s books should be read aloud in every family circle in America"—Sterling North (Sterling North)

"The story of the Moody family is told without embellishment in a simple, straight-forward style. It is especially suited for reading aloud as a family. The difficulties Ralph faces, the mishaps and consequences, will provoke quality discussions with middle schoolers and older students, although children as young as third grade will enjoy and benefit from the story."—Homeschooling Today (Barbara Blakey Homeschooling Today)

• Publisher: Purple House Press
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1930900961
• ISBN 13: 9781930900967
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 262
• Illustrator: Edward Shenton, Algot Stenbery